Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Sloan

Sloan debut bottle featured in 2000 with a Napa Valley cabernet that stormed onto the scene. Sloan wines are renowned for their big fruit taste and traditional Bordeaux blends. Each estate grown blend is produced with a unique Sloan twist off set by a classic red wine feel. Sloan wines are a welcome addition to the classic wine collectors cellar.

This is a classic California Cabernet bursting with full fruit flavors. On the nose a complex hit of roasted coffee melds with blueberry, black berry, jus de viande and smoky oak and underlying spice. The palate is treated to a rich ripe fruit concentration with a powerful intensity and a smooth finish.

This is a brilliantly rich red blend. The tone is warm and opulent and the nose is ripe and complex. Black fruit aromas open the bottle with a deep fruit concentrated flavor developing on the mouth. The wine flows with a full texture and a lingering finish.

This is an expressive youthful wine with a ripe dark tone and an elegant taste and texture. On the nose pure currant, cassis and blackberry aromas invite the senses. Undertones of toasty vanilla and French oak deepen on the mouth with a heavy fruit concentrated flavor. A fine balance and velvet texture define this wine.

This wine has a fine translucent plum tone and an exciting expressive nose. The bottle opens up with an inviting chocolate raspberry brownie aroma that settles into layers of grilled meat, chocolate, coffee and leather. On the palate the wine continues to deepen with a festival of fruit flavors, raspberry and strawberry with notes of chocolate, espresso and blueberry liqueur.

This is a fine Californian Cabernet that opens up with a warm nose of chocolate and fresh coffee aromas. The wine has a medium weight with an intense and rich fruit concentration on the palate. Sweet dark berries, mocha and spice box flow onto the mouth and an earthy undertone finishes the flavor.